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THE INDEPENDENT
dYERY AFTERNOON
CKxcnnt Saminyi
At Brito Hrtll Konin Utroot
WT- TELEPHONE 841
P O BOX 81
2
BUBBOBIPXION BATE8
Per Month anywhere In tho Ha
waiian Islands t 60
Ter Year 6 00
Per Year postpaid to Foreign Coun
tries f 8 00
b yablo Invariably in Advanco
C J TESTA Proprietor and Pub
llaber
EDMUND NORBIE Editor
W HORAOK WRIGHT Assistant
Editor
KcaUUnc in Honolulu
WEDNESDAY NOV 8 1899
Many of our resident Britishers
are surprised and fool hurt at the
tone of the San Franoisco press in
connection with the Transvaal war
The reason for tho position of anta
gonism assumed was very olearly
expressed to the writer more than
twonty fivo years ago by the loto
Charles do Young founder of tho
Chronicle It was this Tho Eng
lish vote is of no influence in our
politics while the Irish and the
German votes re and the newB
pipers follow the politicians News
papers are business institutions and
they must provide such wares as are
the most marketable
THE BOER WAR
There is no reason that wo cau
see for thn sympathizers of the
British to feel alarmed because the
Boers have gained an advantage
whioh as far as can be judged from
the newspapers means that the ex
pected has happened and tho Trans
vaal gained the first move on the
South African chess board where
the conflict is taking place To call
the loss of a few batallions or bat
teries or even brigades the greatest
disaster of the century is simply
bosb Tho recent defeat at Lady
smith was not dun to any special
strategic ability on the part of tho
Boers it was duo to au unfortunate
circumstance whioh perhaps could
uot have been foreseen Horses are
intelligent and with a little training
will soon learn their business Mules
are not as tractable as their quad
ruped cousins and to use them in
the field has in this instanae at least
proven a disastrous failure The
battle in whioh many lives were lost
was probably decided by the stam
pede of the mules drawing the artil
lery wagons and ammunition carts
When a mule gets a move on and
sets out on a race of his own he is
generally followed by all the other
mules in the vicinity and nothing
can stop them exoept a bullet or a
cyclone
The battle lost by the British will
always ho remembered because tho
men in tho true spirit of their great
country kept up the fight until the
last cartridge had bfon fired and
the affair had become absolutely
hopeless and their position unten
able It is a pity that many liven
were lost and that many brave and
valuable officers are in captivity but
they are not tho only pebbles on
the botch of Great Britain
It is a repetition of the old old
story Great Britain will always un
derestimate her foes and the Loudon
Government will always believe that
a handful of British soldiors can
wipe out the world That was
proven in India iu Russia in Africa
ospeoially in Soudan Tho war office
thoory is a failure Another lesson
has now been taught to tho proud
Britons and we can rest assured that
now will sufficient men bo dispatch
ed to the scene of war there to crush
the people who defy tho Lion of
Great Britain But why lives should
be sacrificed in vain besides tho loss
of money and property to pay the
blunders of statesman who cling to
the old methods we cannot boo But
then we do not understand at all the
roason for these recent wars in whioh
the Uoited States in tho name of
humanity kill Filipinos and Span
iards and Cubans who defond thoir
own country at the loss of valuable
Atnorioan lives and in whioh Eng
men kill Boors and get killed Jn the
name of justioe and honor and right
because tho Boors stand up for their
independence thoir countries and
what they considor their rights It
is funny world wo live in especially
so is tho part known as South Africa
CONDENSED FOREIGN MEWS
Vico Prosident Hobart is critically
ill
A now treaty with Spain is to bo
soon framed
Another revolution has com
menced in Venezuela
The English Admiralty oro about
to mobilize thirty nine cruisers
Oil has been discovered at Orinda
Park 10 miles from Berkeley Cal
A revolutionary movement at
Pisco Peru has been suppressed v i
Tho Philippine Ounmissinn has
commenced its sessions at Washing
ton
Jefferies and Sharkey wore to meet
on tho Sd instant without police in
terference
Siutiago de Cuba has been swept
by a ternfio hurricane inflioting
serious damage
Governor Ltary has banished tho
Friars from Guam for subverting
American influence
NewYobk Oot SO William H
weuD mo snipuuuaer ana philan
thropist died to day aged 83 years
The Belgian forces on the Congo
have elam 850 natives with a loss to
thomselvos of nine killed and forty
seven wounded
Anoels Camp Oct 80 Thore is a
demand being made for miners to
go to Honolulu for the purpose of
sinking artesian wells at that place
Fourteen men loft to day
Berlin Oct 80 The Vossisohe
Zeituug says it understands that
Great Britain offered Germany the
Gilbert Islands and the British por
tion of tho Solomon Islands iu re
turn for Germanys claims in Samoa
Washington Oot 80 George Bar
tie the oldest clerk of Jhe State
Department Keeper of the Great
Seal and a closo friend of Daniel
Webster died at his residence hore
last night Ho wan appointed by
Secretary Buchanan in 1845
M ANIL Oot 31 850 a m Major
BMlauces battalion of the Twwnty
second Infantry entered Cabanatuan
yesterday meeting with no resist
ance The natives welcomed the
Americans Bhouting Viva los Amer
icanos The insurgent troops fled
to the mountains
General Bates will be appointed
Military Governor of the Moham
medan Islands with headquarters at
Jolo until Zoraboauza is ocoupied
General Fred Grant will command
General Bates brigade
Tho Moana Arrives
The Moana arrived in port early
this morning from San Francisco on
her way to the colonies t
She enjoyed a very fine trip and
oarries a largo number of passengers
Among the many kamaainas who
returned to Honolulu we notice Mr
L B Kerr who has been on a busi
ness and pleasure trip to the Main
land and Europe
Mr and Mrs W M Giffard have
returnod after a prolonged visit to
California whero Mr Giffard has
recovered his health whioh was im
paired through overwork
Superintendent of water works
Andrew Biown wore priougers
Thoy have enjoyed a char ring visit
to old Sootland and to friends in
the States
Miss Matildah Walker th s charm
ing young Hawaiian musician
is here after having finitihed her
studies in Goruuoy
Professor Alexander and family
were also among the returning ka
maaina
Mr Kunst arrived iu the Moana
and will remain here for a few
months when he will pay a visit to
his country coat near Apia on the
Samoau ilauds Mr F W
lane Mrs A J Carwright and 8
daughters of Mr Will E Fishor
wero among tho passengers Mr
Fisher is so happy at the arrival of
his charming daughtors that the
right moment has come to make a
a land bargain with him
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The Drill Competition
Th6 prize of tho N G H com
potitivo drill was Won last evening
by Company F with a scoro of 915
points Company C came noxt with
812 and Company G with 789
There was a largo attondanco to wit
ness a most areditablo and praiso
worthy performance Hawaii is
proud of her N G H
m
Tho Lato James R Holt Jr
The remains of tho late Jamos It
Holt Jr who died last month in
San Franoisno were brought to
this city in the Moana this morning
by his boroavod widow
Tho funeral will probably tako
place on next Sunday afternoon
Insure Your House and Furnituro
WITH
GENERAL AGENT
For Iueurance Company of North
America and
New Zealand Insurance Company
13Jl ly
TO LET OR LEASE
COTTAGE ON KING
A Streof Kutaokahtta
Plains containing eight
rooms with onthouscs nn
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tho town side of the residence premises of
x it waisor Jiq lately occupied by Mr
Crawford Will give Immediate posses
sion Kent Modorato Apply to
ABRAHAM FERNANDEZ
Telophono 280 or to
N FERNANDEZ at his offlro
208 Merchant titroet Campbell Blook
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TDESDAY November 7
PRa DrAVOLO
Romantic and Comic
THURSDAY November
MARTHA
GrMid Opera
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SPECIAL FALE of Ladlos Mus
lin Underwear at Sachs
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NOTICE TO FRUIT IMPORTERS
Owing to a pest discovered bylhu Gov
ernment Entomologist Prof A Koebole
called tho Mediterranean ily nud which is
doing much damago to the fruits in the
Australian colonics and South Bca Islands
notice is horoby given by tho Hoard of
Agriculture and Forostry that tho import
ation of fruits from tho Australian colonies
and tho South Sea Islands is strictly for
bidden
DAVID HAUGHS
Socrotary and Commissioner of Agrcul
turo
Honolulu Nov 4 18M 1310 lm
A M HEWETT
Froight Olork and Stevedore
Old Roliablo Again on Dock
Office At the Old Van Dorno Promises
1315 ly
REMOVAL NOTICE
AND AFTER MONDAY OOTO
ON 10th DR COOPER will occupy
his new otllco on Alakea Btrcot threo doors
nbovo tho Manonio Temple
OtHcB Hours 830 to JO a m 2 to 4 and
7 to 8 p in Sunriajs 8 SO to 10 am
Telephone lfi 1 lies i uco adjoining ollico
1320 I m
REMOVAL NOTICE
Dtt M E GROSSMAN HAS RE
moved his otllco to Alakea Street
tlircn doors above Masonic Temple
1320 lm
SATURDAY MATINEE Nov 11
Pirates of Penzance
Comic
SATURDAY NIGHT Nov 11
OLIVETTE
Comic
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House
Furnishitt
Good
Department
Some of Our Regular Prices
Kitchen Knives r Co
Egg Beators 10a
Wooden Spoons Co
Tea Strainers fjo
Kitchen Strainers 10c
Sink Scrubs Co
Bottlo Brushes 10c
Wire Toasters lOo
Potato Mashers 10c
Chimney Cleanors 10s
Vegetable Graters 10j
Whisk Brooms 10c
W W D1M0ND CO
LIMITED
IMPORTERS OF
Crockery and House Furnishing
GOODS
SOLE AGENTS
JEWEL STOVER Coal or Wood
GURNEY OLEANABLE REFRI
GERATORS STANDARD WICK
LESS BLUE FLAME OIL STO
VES PRIMUS STOVES
REED BARTONS PLATED
and STERLING SILVERWARE
STREET
Merchant Street entraucf next to
the Postoilice through our Arcade
To the Clearance of REM
NANTS for this week only
if there are sufficient i o last
a week
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ORGANDIES
LAWNS
FIGURED SWISS
Pnmncmfo nf orara HAMS
IllJIIIII 1 J II li1 III
PUUCALES
ZWPHEYR
DIMITIES and
CASHMERES
In Lengths
Suitable for
Shirt
Waists
Skirts
Childrens
Dresses
Etc Etc
iV4lMA
SUE
R S Queen Street Store
WILL BE DEVOTED
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SHEETINGS Bleached Unbleached
WHITE COTTON of all the Standard
BVEHT RBMNiMTB will be SOLD FOR CASH
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